PRIME | Do statins for high cholesterol really sap your brainpower?

4:08 PM,
Oct. 2, 2013

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Randy Dotinga
| HealthDay

Here's some good, if preliminary, news for the millions of people who take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol: A new review of existing research finds no evidence that the medications pose a risk to brainpower.

Instead, the review suggests that statins may actually lower the risk of dementia, although the researchers say that's not certain.

The findings, which contradict a warning label required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), aren't conclusive. And a physician who specializes in blood vessel disorders said it remains wise for doctors to take patients off the drugs or ...